
Sponsored Research Projects
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"Development of New Thermal Barriers for Hypersonic Flight," DRDO. (2029)
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"Pratt and Whitney PhD Fellowship," Pratt & Whitney, USA. (2029)
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"Advanced Ultra Super Critical Steam Oxidation Studies of Weldments (Co-PI)," IGCAR. (2023)
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“Raman spectroscopic study of phase changes and residual stress in zirconia TBCs," Pratt & Whitney, USA. (2025)
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"Oxidation Studies in Supercritical Steam on AUSC Candidate alloys (Co-PI)," IGCAR. (2021)
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“Multicomponent entropy stabilised oxides: Synthesis, processing and characterisation of a new class of ceramic materials," Science & Engineering Research Board, India. (2021)
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“Residual Stress and Structural Characterisation of Thermal Barrier Coating Systems using Spectroscopic Techniques," Aeronautics Research & Development Board. (2023)
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“Development of Icephobic Coating for Aerospace Applications," The Boeing Company, USA (Co-investigator). (2018)
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“Rare-earth Silicate Environmental Barrier Coatings for SiC Based High Temperature Materials” Indian Space Research Organisation. (2017)
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“Critical review of literature on the constitutional and thermochemical data of oxide systems” (Co-investigator), GE India Technology Center, Bengaluru, India (2014).
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“Effect of rare-earth dopants on thermal stability and fracture toughness of nanocrystalline zirconia based thermal barrier materials," Department of Science & Technology, India. (2011)
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“Hot corrosion behaviour of rare-earth stabilised zirconia for thermal barrier applications," Naval Research Board, DRDO, India. (2010)
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“Development of scandia stabilised zirconia electrolytes with rare earth co-doping for solid oxide fuel cells” (Co-investigator), Department of Science & Technology, India. (2012)
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“Development of bulk nanocrystalline materials: nanoparticle synthesis and consolidation” (Co-investigator), Department of Science & Technology, India. (2011)
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"MHRD Centre for Nano Technology (Under Golden Jubilee Project) (Co-PI)," MHRD. (2013)
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“Development of protective coatings on refractories based on nano-materials” (Co-investigator), Visakhapatnam Steel Plant. (2011)
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“Integrated modelling of high temperature phase and microstructural stability and phase transformation kinetics of advanced high chromium ferritic steels with special emphasis on 9 Cr-1 Mo based derivatives” (Co-investigator), Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research. (2011)

